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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note7 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a overall score of 79.5 against 79.2. Even though Galaxy Note7 is older than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's body is a bit thinner and a bit lighter. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has more CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a bit bigger screen and a just a little higher pixels quantity in each inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy Note7 count with really similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, they have the same internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Note7 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with a much lower resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy Note7 also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality. Galaxy Note7 has a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
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